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Darius To Sing National Anthem Prior To Monday's Title Game

Reggie Anderson, WLTX 11:02 p.m. EDT April 2, 2014

Recording artist Darius Rucker sings the national anthem prior to the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Michigan Wolverines of the 2013 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium.(Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Award-winning country singer-songwriter Darius Rucker and multi-platinum recording artist Chris Daughtry will perform the national anthem at the NCAA Final Four.

Rucker will sing the anthem before Monday's championship game, when he will be accompanied by the Jazz Singers vocal ensemble from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performance and Visual Arts in Dallas.

Daughtry will perform before Saturday's games. He will be backed by the Fort McHenry drum and fife corps in celebration of the 200th anniversary of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Rucker first broke into the mainstream music scene in the mid-1990s as the frontman of the band Hootie & The Blowfish. He released his third country album last year.

Daughtry and his band have had four No. 1 hits, selling over 8 million albums worldwide.